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CRIME & SAFETY
Miller County man arrested for allegedly making terrorist threats and other charges
A Miller County man was arrested for multiple charges that occurred between May 15 and May 17. Charles B. Dale was arrested on Friday after various incidents were reported in the city of Iberia. The following is a list of events reported by the Iberia Police Department (IPD) in Dale's...
Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern Missouri
GOODHOPE, Mo. (AP) — Four people in rural Missouri died when an explosion that could be heard 10 miles (6.2 kilometers) away occurred at a house. The explosion happened Saturday night near the unincorporated town of Goodhope. Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase said the home was undergoing renovations and a propane leak was found. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office and local officials continue investigating.
Hearing to determine if Missouri man who has been in prison for 33 years was wrongfully convicted
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he has always claimed he didn’t commit. A hearing starting Tuesday will determine if he should go free. St. Louis prosecutors are now convinced that Dunn is telling the truth, but lawyers for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office will argue for keeping him behind bars. Dunn is serving a sentence of life without parole. He is expected to attend the hearing before Judge Jason Sengheiser. A Missouri law adopted in 2021 allows prosecutors to request hearings in cases where they believe there is evidence of a wrongful conviction. Dunn was convicted largely on testimony of two boys who later recanted.
Mo. senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will have to pay out of their own pockets if they lose defamation cases filed against them for falsely accusing a Kansas man of being one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. Missouri's Republican Gov....
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